Guitarist Gordon Giltrap joins us for an interview about his EP Starfield, which you can get here: https://www.giltrap.co.uk/cds/f/CDs/6230/ Yes fans may also know Giltrap collaborated with Rick Wakeman on their 2010 album From Brush & Stone, as well as with Oliver Wakeman on 2013's Ravens & Lullabies, even performing together on what was later released as From a Stage.

Steven talks about his vinyl copy of Yes' self-titled debut album he acquired recently!

Steven recaps his experience seeing Stick Men perform at The Baked Potato July 14, 2025. With Tony Levin having to sit out some shows for medical reasons, Janek Gwizdala filled in for him, playing alongside Pat Mastelotto and Markus Reuter. Steven also acquired the latest Stick Men CD Brutal, as well as a CD titled KOMARA II, which features Mastelotto along with David Kollar and Paolo Raineri.

Steven reviews the show he saw at Alvas Showroom in San Pedro, which included guitarist Travis Larson as the opening act, followed by the ProgJect, consisting of Alessandro Del Vecchio (vocals), Mike Keneally (guitar, vocals), Ryo Okumoto (keyboards), Pete Griffin bass, guitar, keys, vocals), and Jonathan Mover (drums, vocals) performing '70s (and a bit of '80s) classics from big prog rock bands we love. But first, an acknowledgment of the sad news that Dave Cousins of Strawbs has passed away.

We celebrate four years of Yesshift! You'll hear them zoom through multiple topics: reminiscing about the podcast, giving a nod to the late percussionist Luis Jardim (who worked with Trevor Horn), our copies of Prog Magazine 160 (the one honoring Chris Squire), Yes' 2000 Masterworks Tour, the CD and DVD contents of Yes - The Early Broadcasts, Rick Wakeman's comments on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction back in 2017, a little bit about Ozzy Osbourne's farewell concert where Adam Wakeman performed, clarification on reports of new King Crimson material, and what reviews and interviews you can expect next from this podcast!

It has been ten years now since the passing of Yes bassist Chris Squire. Steven talks a little bit about a new article in which artists, bandmates, and collaborators share their favorite songs featuring Chris: https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/chris-squire-remembered-30-best-songs Also, as a reminder, you can submit tributes to Play for Chris 11 by June 30th over at miguelbass.com/playforchris11 Steven also covers today's breaking news that a remastered version of Alan White's Ramshackled is on the way. You can order it here: https://www.cherryred.co.uk/alan-white-ramshackled-remastered-and-expanded-cd-edition

Steven does another Yesshift News Desk Edition. It's Patrick Moraz's birthday, and there was a recent announcement that he'll be returning to ProgStock later this year! And over on the Original Asia page, it was announced that Asia are now on Frontiers Music again and plan to release an album in 2026. All this and more!

Steve Hackett joins us for another interview to give us an update on what's new with him! You can pre-order the live album The Lamb Stands Up Live at the Royal Albert Hall here: https://stevehackett.lnk.to/TheLambStandsUpLive-Album And check out his tour dates here: https://hackettsongs.com/tour.html

Last night, news came out that Johnny Bruhns, who had been fighting cancer, passed away. He was a guitarist who worked with multiple Yes members and was in Yes tribute band Total Mass Retain for a bit not too long ago. And of course, he was a husband and a father. An album titled Welcome to the Kingdom, which he worked on and remastered over the years, has just been rereleased on Bandcamp, and all proceeds go to his widow Laurie. https://johnnybruhns.bandcamp.com/album/welcome-to-the-kingdom People can also purchase his instruments that were put up for sale: https://reverb.com/shop/gear-garage-731

Steven does kind of another Yesshift News Desk Edition. First, an acknowledgement of Alan White's birthday, which then leads to tributes to Brian Wilson, who departed earlier this week. It is also the 40th anniversary of Bruford-Moraz album Flags. (And on Flag Day!) There's also a lyric video for Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks' "Once Upon a Dream" from the Frontiers channel. And Steven also includes a whole Venue Adventures segment talking about the bands he saw perform at Regal Inn in Lakewood: Monkeypaw Solution, Accepting The Aftermath, Fake Band Practice, and Thing of Twins.